Newsmakers: Smells like teen spirit at rock shrine

Published 5:30 am, Monday, August 6, 2001

All that jazz for former teacher

Harry Connick Jr. took the stage with his former teacher in a concert marking the 100th anniversary of Louis Armstrong's birth. In high school, Connick studied jazz piano under Ellis Marsalis, father of four professional musicians: saxophonist Branford, trumpeter Wynton, trombonist Delfeayo and drummer Jason. Ellis Marsalis also played with all four sons Saturday. Saturday's concert also marked Ellis Marsalis' retirement from the music faculty at the University of New Orleans, though Connick played down the importance of his mentor's departure from academia. "They say Ellis is retiring from education -- whatever that means," Connick said. "It's really not a big deal to me. I retired from education somewhere between 11th and 12th grade." Terrence Blanchard, a jazz trumpeter who composed scores for such Spike Lee films as Malcolm X and Clockers, will replace Ellis Marsalis at the university.

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Smells like teen spirit at rock shrine

A major exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will trace teen-age idols from Frank Sinatra to Britney Spears. "We're going to look at the phenomenon from the past to the present," said Jim Henke, the rock hall's chief curator. The Cleveland, Ohio, exhibit likely will span from the early days of Sinatra in the 1940s to current youth sensations such as the Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera, Henke said. It is scheduled to open in spring 2002. The museum already has obtained memorabilia from several teen-age idols, including David Cassidy, Debbie Gibson, New Kids on the Block, Neil Sedaka and Bobby Sherman. Memories and souvenirs from teenyboppers will be "a big part" of the exhibit, Henke said. Officials of the museum said the exhibit will appeal to several generations. "There will be something for everyone," Henke said. "Kids will be able to come with their parents or even their grandparents. Everybody had teen idols at some point," he added.